Six Indian climbers became the first group to reach Mt Everest in the first summit of season

Six Indian climbers reached the top of Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain, becoming the first group to successfully summit the peak this season.

Six Indian climbers became the first group to reach Mt Everest in the first summit of season (Source: PTI)

Kathmandu :

Six Indian climbers became the first group to successfully summit Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain this season when they reached the top of the peak, on Saturday.

The six Indian climbers and 10 Nepali Sherpas stood atop the 8,850-metre peak this morning, with the first climber reaching the summit at 8.20 am local time as others followed, said officials at the expedition organiser Transcendental Adventures.

Sundarana, a marathon runner hailing from Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, was the first India climber to reach the peak, according to Transcend Adventures' Facebook page. His parents are day labourers.